Northwestern University Business
by Sylviastel | created - 27 Jan 2015 | updated - 27 Jan 2015 | PublicArthur E. Andersen (BBA 1917) founder of Arthur Andersen LLP.
James L. Allen (BS 1929) founder of Booz Allen Hamilton.
Edwin G. Booz (BS 1914) founder of Booz Allen Hamilton.
Sue Castorino (BS 1975) founder and president of The Speaking Specialists.
Nicholas Chabraja (BA 1964) Chairman and CEO of General Dynamics.
Bill Cook (BS 1953) founder and owner of the Cook Group.
Brian Engel (MBA 1975) former Public Affairs Executive and Marketing Strategist, Continental Resources.
D. Cameron Findlay (BA 1982) Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Medtronic Inc.
Christopher Galvin (BA 1973) former Chairman and CEO of Motorola.
Elbert Henry Gary (JD 1868) co-founder of the US Steel Corp.
Shalom Klein; founder of Jewish B2B Networking.
Sonita Lontoh (MBA 2006) Green Technology Expert and Women in Technology Leadership Advocate.
Blythe McGarvie; director of Accenture, Viacom, and Pepsi Bottling Group.
John Meriwether (BS 1969) founder of Long Term Capital Management.
William A. Osborn (BA 1969) Chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Corporation.
Christine Poon (BA 1973) Vice Chairman and Worldwide Chairman of the Medicines & Nutritionals at Johnson & Johnson.
Pat Ryan (BA 1959) founder and Executive Chairman of Aon Corporation.
Paul Sagan (BS 1981) President and CEO of Akamai Technologies.
Faiza Seth (BA 2000) CEO of Casa Forma Ltd.
Judith A. Sprieser (BA 1974; MBA 1977) former CFO and EVP of Sara Lee.
Lee Styslinger III (BA 1983) chairman and CEO of Altec Inc.
Cody Sweet (Ph.D. 1972) creator of Milton Bradley Body Language board game; perpetual scholarship recipient.
Robert Wayman (BS 1967) former CFO and EVP, Hewlett Packard.
2. Doug Conant
Producer | Sleeping
Doug Conant is known for Sleeping (2008), Broken (2005) and Witness to Breath.
BA 1973; MBA 1975; President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company.
3. Hugh Hefner
Actor | Miss March
Hugh Hefner was born on April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Miss March (2009), Hop (2011) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). He was married to Crystal Hefner, Kimberley Conrad and Mildred Williams. He died on September 27, 2017 in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles,...
attended for a semester but never graduated. He founded the Playboy Enterprises.
6. John H. Johnson
Self | Still a Brother
John H. Johnson was born on January 19, 1918 in Arkansas City, Arkansas, USA. He was married to Eunice Johnson. He died on August 8, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
attended but never graduated. founder of the Johnson Publishing Company.
8. Divya Narendra
Self | Bloomberg Game Changers
Divya Narendra has been married to Phoebe White since June 17, 2017.
JD; MBA 2012; founder of ConnectU.
9. Peter G. Peterson
Self | 18 in '08
Peter G. Peterson was born on June 5, 1926 in Kearney, Nebraska, USA. He was married to Joan Ganz Cooney, Sally Hornbogen and Dorothy Ruth Krengel. He died on March 20, 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BS 1947; former Chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers; co-founder of the Blackstone Group.
10. Alfred Steele
Alfred Steele was born on April 24, 1901 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Joan Crawford, Marjorie Garvey and Lillian Nelson. He died on April 19, 1959 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BA 1923; former CEO of Pepsi-Cola.
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